Top Schools

Wartburg College, which is located in Waverly, is the top-ranked school in Iowa that has a visual communications program. It received a ranking of 35th in the country in 2010.
8 students graduated with a degree in visual communications from Wartburg College in 2010.
Students at Wartburg College paid $29,020 per year in tuition fees.

Dordt College, which was ranked 36th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Iowa that has a visual communications program. It is located in Sioux Center.
In 2010, 10 students graduated from Dordt College visual communications program.
Dordt College charged in-state students $23,180 in tuition fees per year.

The third-ranked school in Iowa that has a visual communications program is Buena Vista University. Buena Vista University, which was ranked 43rd in the country in 2010, is located in Storm Lake.
8 students graduated with degree in visual communications from Buena Vista University in 2010.
Buena Vista University charged in-state students $26,306 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

Tuition at Iowa's visual communications schools ranges from $29,020 per year to $3,750 per year. But, the average tuition is $15,833 per year.
The Iowa visual communications schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Wartburg College - located in Waverly, students are charged $29,020 per year

Buena Vista University - located in Storm Lake, students are charged $26,306 per year

Saint Ambrose University - located in Davenport, students are charged $23,910 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Iowa visual communications schools were charged at the following schools:

Des Moines Area Community College - located in Ankeny, students are charged $3,750 per year

Hawkeye Community College - located in Waterloo, students are charged $3,752 per year

Northwest Iowa Community College - located in Sheldon, students are charged $4,620 per year

A visual communications degree from an Iowa school... what next?

Many Iowa visual communications graduates become a video editor, audio visual technician, and artist.
Iowa had 2,460 visual communications professionals in 2010. 1,960 of these visual communications professionals were graphic designers, 100 were video editors, and 340 were audio visual technicians.
The largest populations of Iowa visual communications professional are working in the following counties:

Dallas County - 790 visual communications professionals

Scott County - 280 visual communications professionals

Appanoose County - 220 visual communications professionals

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of visual communications professionals in Iowa will grow by 11%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 4,160 visual communications professionals working in Iowa. The greatest growth for visual communications professional is predicted to be amongst Video Editors, who are expected to increase by 14% by 2018.

Salary

On average, visual communications professionals earn a salary of $37,130 per year in Iowa state.
However, this number is only an average. Visual communications professional in Iowa had varying salaries from $16,550 to $84,310 per year in 2010.
The following counties in Iowa have the highest average salaries for visual communications professionals:

Dallas County - $42,677 per year

Benton County - $40,560 per year

Johnson County - $39,880 per year

The following counties in Iowa have the lowest average salaries for visual communications professional: